Newfoundland County Lake Quality
Newfoundland and Labrador, 6 lakes, measured by ECCC with no A–F grades
Newfoundland County has 6 monitored lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. No lake in Newfoundland County carries an A–F letter, and none can: the scale is scored against EPA reference conditions, which stop at the US border. The 6 monitored lakes below carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings ECCC has published.
Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.
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All Lakes in Newfoundland County
6 lakes · 0 graded, 6 not rated0 graded lakes · 6 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRPeter Strides LakeNewfoundland | NR | No recent samples | 5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRPine Hill PondNewfoundland | NR | No recent samples | 5.5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRTrout PondNewfoundland | NR | No recent samples | 6 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRBuck LakeNewfoundland | NR | No recent samples | 6 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRMundy PondNewfoundland | NR | No recent samples | 11 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRPaddy's PondNewfoundland | NR | No recent samples | 15 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = no A–F letter. The scale is scored against EPA reference conditions for a lake’s ecoregion, and those stop at the US border, so no amount of sampling produces a letter here. The measurements are published as the authority reports them, not a failing grade. How grading works.
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Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Climate Change. See data sources.